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Jail inspections reveal no serious problems // documents

PANAMA CITY— Despite the growing number of patients, the Bay County Jail has gotten high marks for its medical care in a recent audit.

On Nov. 13, 2013, Tamara Taylor of Corizon Healthcare with the Okaloosa County Department of Corrections conducted a required medical inspection of the jail.

“I found the facility to be exceptional in comparison to other facilities I have visited,” Taylor wrote in her report, which is the most recent medical audit. “All of the requirements for the Florida Model Jail Medical Standards were not only met but were exceeded.”

The most recent security audit found three “notable violations” out of 228 evaluated facets of the jail. On Nov. 19, 2013, the Leon County Sheriff’s office inspected the Bay County Jail as part of the annual Florida Model Jail Standards Inspection Report.

It found the ratio of inmates to showers in a female dorm was deficient. Jail Warden Rick Anglin said there is nothing they can do about that issue until funding is available to add another female dorm to the facility, which is in the plans.

Another area of concern was dust and lint behind dryers. “That was taken care of very quickly,” Anglin said.

The audit criticized that the jail does not allow inmates in the general population to be seen by visitors at least two hours a week. Visitation at the Bay County Jail is done by video, with 40 minutes a week allowed.

Anglin said even though this is a shorter time period, it allows some families more time to spend with inmates, as visitors can come any time during the 12 hours based on their schedule.

“To us, we feel like that [40-minute video visitation] provides more opportunity for everybody to visit and the system runs very well,” he said.

None of the minor violations in the audit had to do with being short-staffed, Anglin said.

“We’re going to run this jail the way it is supposed to be run,” he said. “And we’re going to find a way to do it. With our staffing issues though, what it boils down to is safety of our officers and safety of the inmates. And it’s a daily juggling right now. You rob Peter to pay Paul. You call this person in on overtime knowing that if they are in on overtime, they’re probably going to have to flex something out next week, and then you got to bring someone in to cover them next week.”


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